Slim Install Project

Slim Install

The goal of Slim Install is to deliver a fully functioning OpenSolaris desktop that highlights some of the salient features of OpenSolaris. It also provides a vehicle to deliver new functionality in a consistent manner.

Key Requirements and Functionality

 The functionality and requirements listed here are tentative and are subject to change.

Hardware Requirements

 The following are the minimum hardware requirements.

• Intel/AMD based hardware.
• 512 MiB Memory.
• 10 GiB disk.

Software Requirements

• Live CD must boot to a 32 bit Solaris Desktop
• Boot from CD must be fast
• Must support New Solaris Installer
• Installed system must be on ZFS root
• Upgrade will not be supported
• Installed system must be able to boot in 32 and 64 bit modes if hardware supports it.
• The installed system will have NWAM service enabled
• Universal Package Repository
• Detailed OpenSolaris package manifest will be added later.

Desktop Contents

 The Live CD desktop will have:

• Complete GNOME desktop
• Firefox. plugins will not be included
• Thunderbird
• New Solaris Installer
• StarOffice will not be available

Dependencies

• Lofi driver changes to handle compressed archives needs to be addressed. Done

Resources

• Mailing list: Caiman-discuss
• Project documents for Slim Install
• Source code: ssh://anon@hg.opensolaris.org/hg/caiman/slim_source
• Defects can reported against slim install using defect.opensolaris.org.